Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated that its Heterogeneous Airborne Reconnaissance Team (HART) system increases warfighter situational awareness during a recent Spiral 7 DARPA field exercise conducted March 7-18, 2011, at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah.
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Fukushima Gets 3 Unmanned Helicopters from France
Hélipse HE300
Three unmanned helicopters were shipped to Japan on a special Nippon Airways flight from France yesterday to monitor the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The €40,000 order was received by Hélipse’s American partner, Rotomotion, from General Electric, mandated by the Japanese.
SkyDragon Stratospheric Airship Seeks Partners
Life goes on for TAO Transatmospheric Operations GmbH in Stuttgart after its recent split with Sanswire. The company retains all of its rights in its stratospheric airship project SkyDragon and is now looking for new investment partners. SkyDragon will be capable of unmanned and autonomous flight for an undetermined period at an altitude of 20 km.
New Multi-Channel, On-Board Video Processing System for Unmanned ISR Applications
Moving Target Detection Feature Example – Potential Targets in Coloured, Numbered Boxes for Operator Selection
SightLine Applications LLC has announced a new product, the SLA-2000, which adds multi-channel capability to their product line of real-time, on-board video stabilization, object tracking, and image enhancement systems for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) applications.
South Carolina Police Departments Home-Made UAS
Photo: The State
Two local police departments in South Carolina recently unveiled the latest additions to their arsenal of law enforcement tools — remote controlled mini helicopters.
Munich Students Launch Flying Test Bed
Photo: Ulrich Benz
A novel test aircraft of the Munich Technical University (Technische Universitaet Muenchen) successfully completed its maiden flight on Wednesday at the airfield of the MFC Red Baron near Heimstetten.
Applied Technology Institute, Washington Announces New One Day Intro Course to UAS
The Applied Technology Institute (ATI) in Washington D.C. has announced its new one-day short course on Unmanned Aircraft Systems for beginners.
US Navy Adapts Space Radio for UAS Communications
AAI Shadow
Three naval entities collaborated to adapt a small radio receiver intended for space applications into a full-featured radio frequency system for a Marine Corps UAS. The Software Reprogrammable Payload (SRP), a joint effort between the Office of Naval Research, the Naval Research Laboratory and Marine Corps aviation, is currently targeted for the AAI Shadow.